What does a gorgeous young mom of a taught girl have to do with a woman's body washing

up on the beach only identified by a scorpion tattoo. I'm Nancy Grace this is Crime Stories.

Thanks for being with us here at Fox Nation and Sirius XM111. Let's start with the young

mom. Take a listen to our friends at Crime Online.

Christine Belusco was raised in Montville, New Jersey. Her dad Frank was a New Jersey glass

smolder while her mom Dorothy worked as an auto dealership secretary. Frank and Dorothy

didn't tell Christine that they adopted her as a baby. Not an uncommon practice at the time.

Christine grew up not knowing that Frank and Dorothy Belusco were not her biological parents.

It was only after Christine had a daughter of her own that the truth came out. Christine's

biological mother had given birth to eight other children and decided to give up Christine

Fred Dobsham when she was still an infant. Christine was shocked.

Well, okay, before I even get into the facts any further, I've got to address that glaring

gaping issue. Karen Stark is with me. I'm a renail psychologist joining us out of New

York in Manhattan today. You can find her at Karen Stark dot com. That's Karen with a

C. Karen, how do you handle? Well, I know it's different with every family. It must be

but in your mind, how do you believe adopts these adoptees should be informed and when

that they're adopted? Nancy, I have no doubt that someone who's adopted should be told

strongly in my opinion and known that they are adopted for as soon as you can classibly

tell them that story. When their children you presented as the story and you used their

name, Sally, we saw this beautiful little baby and decided that we wanted a baby we couldn't

have one thing like that. They need to know that this is not their biological parent but

it doesn't matter because they're being loved and cared for. Not a surprise. That's the

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